I'm on the 97 to UVF on 30th April, which is also currently showing a 1-1-1, so if this remains the case, and no-one else has taken any pics, then I'll upload some of the new UC cabin. It's a great big IF at this stage, whether or not the aircraft will be a refitted one.

Me too.And welcome to V-flyer.

It looks like VSXY has operated the VS97 today (9th), and also last Sunday (2nd), so fingers crossed this pattern continues for a further 4 weeks!!!

Apparently the A330's are supposed to be getting the Upper Class cabin refit at the same time the aircraft are due their scheduled major D-Check (the big check where the entire aircraft is basically taken apart, checked and re-built every 6 years).

This takes about 4 weeks to complete.

Something obviously didn't go quite to plan with the cabin re-fit of KSS, maybe the new seats or cabin fittings where not available?

I presume VS will now have to schedule the cabin refit for KSS at a later date (though I don't think that will take 4 weeks to complete).

Not sure if anyone can answer my question but I have just got a great price to upgrade form PE to UC the seat map shows the new lay out with 3 aisle s of seats. So I am I correct that this is the new refit of UC ?

However there is absolutely no guarantee that you'll get a newly refitted plane. The seat map could revert back to the old layout at any time and if it does, there's a risk your chosen seats will be lost and you'll have to choose again (but you won't be told, it'll be up to you to monitor it).

vic110 wrote:Just checked the seat map for our flight from Man-SFO on Friday and its changed to the old 4 row seat map. Looks like we're not on the new A330 now. It still shows the 3 rows for our return flight though so hopefully it will be a new one for that flight.

Well we have returned now and unfortunately it was not on a re-fitted plane either way. The seat plan for both only changed a day or so before the date, so if you are going soon keep checking the seatplan as our seats were changed at the last minute. I will try and do a trip report soon.

vic110 wrote:Just checked the seat map for our flight from Man-SFO on Friday and its changed to the old 4 row seat map. Looks like we're not on the new A330 now. It still shows the 3 rows for our return flight though so hopefully it will be a new one for that flight.

Well we have returned now and unfortunately it was not on a re-fitted plane either way. The seat plan for both only changed a day or so before the date, so if you are going soon keep checking the seatplan as our seats were changed at the last minute. I will try and do a trip report soon.

As the seating plan only changed a day or so prior to departure, were you automatically allocated new seats, or were you in rows 1-8 to start off with, therefore the same numbers remaining in place? I'm assuming that if you are allocated in rows 9-11 on the 'refitted' seat-map, then you are then allocated a spare 'D' seat, anywhere in the UC cabin???

vic110 wrote:Just checked the seat map for our flight from Man-SFO on Friday and its changed to the old 4 row seat map. Looks like we're not on the new A330 now. It still shows the 3 rows for our return flight though so hopefully it will be a new one for that flight.

Well we have returned now and unfortunately it was not on a re-fitted plane either way. The seat plan for both only changed a day or so before the date, so if you are going soon keep checking the seatplan as our seats were changed at the last minute. I will try and do a trip report soon.

As the seating plan only changed a day or so prior to departure, were you automatically allocated new seats, or were you in rows 1-8 to start off with, therefore the same numbers remaining in place? I'm assuming that if you are allocated in rows 9-11 on the 'refitted' seat-map, then you are then allocated a spare 'D' seat, anywhere in the UC cabin???

We had seats 4,5,6,and 7 k on the 3 row map, 2 of these were changed to middle seats initially but I managed to change these back to our original seats. Not sure why they were changed though as there was no real reason to change them.

Had 3 seats on the A side (3A/4A/5A) on the 789 when they changed to the 330 retrofit they messed it up (even as the same seats were available) when they changed to the 330 with 1-2-1 the messed it up again (assigned 3AEF or so) even as the original chose seats were available. Each time I could change them but not sure why it was needed the computer should have kept the seats when changing the aircraft

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